We were fortunate enough to be able to experience a solar eclipse, not only in North America, but also on a weekend so that we could enjoy it without having to take time off work. :-)
This is the first time in Eric's adult life, that he has been able to take time to see this unique phenomenon. We learned how to view this event by watching Mark Finan, the local weather person on the NBC affiliate here in Sacramento. He explained that by using a pair of binoculars, you could project the image of the sun on a piece of paper. WARNING, don't try looking at the sun through binoculars! You have to guess when trying to point the binoculars at the sun.
At any rate, over the course of about an hour, we were able to watch the eclipse take place. This wasn't a complete solar eclipse. It was is called an annular eclipse where you see a 'Ring of fire' around the Moon, during the eclipse, because the moon is so far away from the earth, that it doesn't block out the entire sun.
We found the event very fascinating. And as you can see, we had our whole little 'Observatory' set up so that we could watch the event unfold before our eyes. The event started about 5:30 PM, and the sun was obscured to the maximum at about 6:30 PM. Because we were south of the prime viewing spot, we didn't see the entire 'Ring of fire'. If we had been in Redding, we would have seen a perfect ring of fire around the moon.
Even though we live full time in our rig, we are still able to partake in just about anything we want too! :-)
Happy camping! Eric and Carol
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